at Ichang rove to Sift, Bin, and the Qctober mark was correspondingly high: "Not since that year has the water mark been so high in, the [middle of October ax it has been this month. "Generally speaking it might well ye accounted? for Widespread per but there are these' in west 'China' who would tell uth the earthquake tha province been the cause. tary having Soon nord track by. the landslide, the having been ata
the Yangtze rapicly fell low point until a time came when the the recent late rise was the result, According to one writer the loss of life and destruction to property was considerable. Bo that as it'may, the big ships were bright, but the the prospects for a Tate season for commotion, consequent on troop movements in the west, may put different complexion on things.
Since the latter part of "July, Captain W. G, Piteairn has been ou¢ of Port. "At that time ho proceeded Up river to render assistance to the M.S. O Mei which had stranded its were speedily was made ready a to take advantage. of a" suit ise in the river. Alls the Was "not enough, to float her and rolling about in shallow rough water undid so much of the work done, [that she was not ready to take ade vantage of the big rise achen it came: and now, as her later condition is worse than her former, she will have to remain where she is for the winter, Reports to hand indicate that the gallant Captain is still as cheery as ever, despite the rough and. ready conditions of living consequent ig in a small rudely constructed hu' game ite [Shasi haw been reo wreck. The Japa
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